Route 169 (Connecticut–Massachusetts)

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MassDOT
Length47.36 mi[1] (76.22 km)
ExistedJanuary 1, 1959[3]–present
HistoryCreated in 1932 as Route 93[4]
Tourist
routes		 Connecticut State Route 169
Major junctions
South end Route 2 / Route 32 in Norwich, CT
Major intersections I-395 in Lisbon, CT
US 6 in Brooklyn, CT
US 44 in Pomfret, CT
Route 171 in Woodstock, CT
North end US 20 in Charlton, MA
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesConnecticut, Massachusetts
CountiesCT: New London, Windham,
MA: Worcester
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
←
I-95

Route 169 is a 47.36-mile-long (76.22 km)

Northeastern Connecticut, continuing across the state line into Southbridge, Massachusetts. The route ends in Charlton after another nine miles (14 km). A portion of the route in the town center of Pomfret is on the National Register of Historic Places as Pomfret Street Historic District
, and 32.10 miles (51.66 km) of the road is designated as the Connecticut State Route 169 National Scenic Byway.

Route description

A reassurance sign in Southbridge, Massachusetts

Route 169 begins at an intersection with

I-395 before continuing into Canterbury. In Canterbury, Route 169 continues north, generally parallel to the Quinebaug River although not actually along it, before crossing into Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, it continues north, bisecting the town, before crossing into Pomfret. In Pomfret, it continues north, overlapping US 44 through the center of town, before continuing north into Woodstock. In Woodstock, it continues north past the Woodstock Airport, briefly overlapping Route 171, before heading generally northwest to the Massachusetts state line.[1]

In Massachusetts, Route 169 is an undivided two-lane highway through the towns of

U.S. Route 20
in Charlton City, a village in Charlton.

A 32.10-mile (51.66 km) stretch of Route 169, running from Rocky Hollow Road in Lisbon to the Massachusetts state line, is a designated

historic district known as the Pomfret Street Historic District
.

History

The Norwich and Woodstock Turnpike was a private toll road incorporated in 1801 connecting the city of Norwich to the town center of Woodstock. The corporation was dissolved in 1846. The turnpike left Norwich using Canterbury Turnpike, crossing the Shetucket River at Occum and continuing northeast on Kinsman Hill Road to Route 169. The turnpike then followed Route 169 all the way to Woodstock and the Massachusetts state line. In 1923, state routes were first designated in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The route from downtown Norwich to Taftville and Baltic along Harland Road and modern Route 97 was designated as State Highway 187. A loop route of

I-84 from the Connecticut state line in Holland via Sturbridge center to Charlton, then continuing along its original route to West Auburn. The former alignment of Highway 124 was redesignated as Highway 124A.[7][8]

Newent
Existed1932[4]–January 1, 1959[3]

In 1932, most of the turnpike route was renumbered as Route 93 as part of a major

I-93.[3]

In April 1991, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) designated Route 169 as a Connecticut Scenic Road. This designation ran between Lisbon and the Massachusetts state line in Woodstock.[6] Two years later, the highway was named to the country’s top 10 scenic byways by Scenic America.[9] The highway was then designated a National Scenic Byway in September 1996.[10]

Junction list

StateCountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Mohegan, Colchester, Franklin
Southern terminus
2.884.63
 Route 97 north – Baltic		Northern terminus of CT 97 wrong way overlap
3.195.13
 Route 97 south – Downtown Norwich		Southern terminus of CT 97 wrong way overlap
Lisbon5.368.63
 I-395 south / Conn. Turnpike south – Norwich		Exit 19 (I-395/Conn. Tpk.)
6.4610.40 Route 138 – Jewett City, Baltic
WindhamCanterbury14.0722.64 Route 14 – Scotland, Moosup
Brooklyn20.3132.69
 Route 205 south – Wauregan		Northern terminus of Route 205
20.5933.14 US 6 – Danielson, Willimantic
Pomfret25.5041.04 Route 101 – Dayville
26.7743.08
 US 44 west – Mansfield		Western terminus of US 44 overlap
28.3345.59
 US 44 east – Putnam

 Route 97 south – Hampton		Eastern terminus of US 44 overlap
Woodstock30.5449.15
 Route 171 east – Putnam		Eastern end of CT 171 overlap
31.3250.40
 Route 171 west – Union		Western end of CT 171 overlap
35.7157.47
Route 197 – Quinebaug, Union
 38.25
0.00		61.56
0.00		Connecticut–Massachusetts state line
North Grosvenordale
Charlton9.1114.66 US 20 – Sturbridge, AuburnNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Connecticut Department of Transportation. Connecticut State Highway Log (PDF). Hartford: Connecticut Department of Transportation.
  2. Executive Office of Transportation. Archived from the original
    on 2006-09-27.
  3. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. May 27, 1932. p. 14. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Connecticut State Route 169". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration.
  6. ^ a b Connecticut Department of Transportation (March 10, 2003). "Scenic Roads" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  7. ^ Wood, F.J. (1919). The Turnpikes of New England. Marshall Jones.
  8. ^ Automobile Legal Association. ALA Green Book (1930/31 and 1931/32 ed.). Scarborough Motor Guide Co.
  9. ^ Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects (1995). "Route 169 Corridor Management Plan" (PDF). Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  10. ^ Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (2015). "Route 169 Corridor Management Plan Update". Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

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